depress
To press downTo press down.
» You seem a little depressed today.
Ви виглядаєте трохи пригніченим сьогодні.
Meaning
5 sensesTo press down.
Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
press down
To make depressed, sad or bored.
Winter depresses me.
deprimieren
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
lower (prices or markets)
Examples
728 sentencesYou seem a little depressed today.
Ви виглядаєте трохи пригніченим сьогодні.
Tom is too depressed to work.
Том занадто пригнічений для того, щоб працювати.
I don't think Tom is depressed.
Не думаю, що Том пригнічений.
ruНе думаю, что у Тома депрессия.
Tom told me he was depressed.
Том сказав мені, що у нього депресія.
I suspect that Tom is depressed.
Підозрюю, що у Тома депресія.
ruПодозреваю, что у Тома депрессия.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, perfect paFrom Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, perfect participle of dēprimō (“to press down, to weigh down”), from dē- (“off, away, down, out”) + premō (“to press”).
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Forms
depresses, depressing, depressed, depressedSynonyms
63 synonyms- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted:dejectcast downget downdismaydispiritdemoralizedemoralise
- press down:press down
- cause to drop or sink:lower-v
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- would be depressed
- been feeling depressed
- a little depressed
- depressed this morning
- is depressed because
- a bit depressed
- was very depressed
- depressing to do
- to be depressed
- feeling depressed
- depressed because
- seemed depressed